Fishes of the Maldives Indian Ocean 2014. Updated by Charlotte Moritz. Posted May, 2016. Family Page Common Name in book: Scientific Name in book: Scientific Name Changed to: Sharks and Rays 45 Ornate Eagle Ray Aetobatus vespertilio Aetomylaeus vespertilio Moray Eels 56 Peppered Moray Siderea picta Gymnothorax pictus 56 White-eyed Moray Siderea thyrsoidea Gymnothorax thyrsoideus Anglerfishes 65 Giant Anglerfish Antennarius commersoni Antennarius commerson 66 Spotfin Anglerfish Antennarius nummifer Antennatus nummifer 66 Freckled Anglerfish Antennarius coccineus Antennatus coccineus Lizardfishes 70 Red-marbled Lizardfish Synodus rubromarginatus Synodus rubromarmoratus Squirrelfishes 74 Speckled Squirrelfish Sargocentron punctatissimus Sargocentron punctatissimum Gurnards 85 Flying Gurnard Dactylopus orientalis Dactylopterus orientalis Flatheads 92 Fringe-lip Flathead Thysanophrys otaitensis Sunagocia otaitensis Groupers 101 Small-spotted Grouper Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus Basslets 108 Flame Basslet Pseudanthias ignitis Pseudanthias ignitus Triple Tails 111 Triple Tail Lobotus surinamensis Lobotes surinamensis Emperors 136 Blue-line Large-eye Emperor Gymnocranium grandoculis Gymnocranius grandoculis 136 Blue-spotted Large-eye Emperor Gymnocranium microdon Gymnocranius microdon 136 Large-eye Emperor Gymnocranium sp. Gymnocranius sp. Fusiliers 146 Yellow-banded Fusilier Pterocaesio flavofasciata Pterocaesio flavifasciata Batfishes 169 Boer’s Batfish Platax boersi Platax boersii Hawkfishes 171 Two-spot Hawkfish Amblycirrhites bimaculata Amblycirrhites bimacula Cleaner Wrasses 202 V-tail Tubelip Wrasse Labrobsis xanthonota Labropsis xanthonota Lunate-tailed Wrasses 204 Jansen’s Wrasse Thalassoma janseni Thalassoma jansenii Parrotfishes 222 Eclipse Parrotfish Scarus russelli Scarus russelii Grubfishes 225 Black-tail Grubfish Parapercis hexophthalma Parapercis hexophtalma 225 Thousand-spot Grubfish Parapercis millipunctata Parapercis millepunctata 225 Lyre-tail Grubfish Parapercis schauinslandi Parapercis schauinslandii Sand Gobies 239 Silty Sand-goby Gnatholepis adjerensis Gnatholepis anjerensis Reef Gobies 244 Starry Goby Asterropteryx semipunctatus Asterropteryx semipunctata Sleeper Gobies 251 Black-lined Sleeper-goby Valenciennea helsdingeni Valenciennea helsdingenii Surgeonfishes 258 Lieutenant Surgeonfish Acanthurus tennenti Acanthurus tennentii Filefishes 272 Rhino Filefish Pseudaluteres nasicornis Pseudalutarius nasicornis Porcupinefishes 287 Few-spined Porcupinefish Chilomycteris reticulatus Chilomycterus reticulatus.